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ADS for your RF Board Design Flow

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Bart Van HeckeAgilent EEsof EDA

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Agilent EEsof EDA

Global solution provider and #1 supplier of RF EDA tools

Unique position as the only company delivering Test&Measurement solutions as well asEDA software.

60 years of in-house RF-uW instrumentation design experience

A leader for in technical innovation for over 20 years

Agilent EEsof consistently ranked high in customer satisfaction

Value and ROI is recognized by successful leading companies



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Genesys & ADS product lines for RF board

Price

Breadth & Capabil ity

GenesysProduct Line for

RF board

ADS Product Line forRF board

Self-supportingRF design teamsand individuals Conventional RF board and uW components Stand-alone RF board solution Native Windows PC environment

Medium-scale to Enterprise productivity and flows More complex multilayer, multifunctional RF boards Multi-technology platform with enterprise pcb links Multi OS support



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Trends in RF board design

More complex multilayer, multifunctional RF boards

Higher integration of different technologies like RF and Multichip Modules(MCM), die-in-board,...

3D Stacking of board laminates with Multichip Modules and RF wirelesstechnologies

Trends



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Design challenges in RF board design

Increase RF and wireless functionality to meet market demands

Reduce design spins to reduce development cost and time to market

Design For Manufacturing to reduce production cost

Main Design Challenges Business Drivers

ADS integrated RF PCB platform helps you to:ADS integrated RF PCB platform helps you to:

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ADS Complete Front to Back RF Board Design Flow

ADS

Integrated

RF PCB

platform

ADS

Integrated

RF PCBplatform

Increased RF and wireless functionality

Reducing design spins

Design For Manufacturing

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to meet market demands

to reduce development cost and time to market

to reduce production cost



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Doing fast and accurate system trade-offs

Design Challenge ADS Solution & Benefits

RF cascaded budget and spuriousanalysis

Complete set (>100) of linear and nonlinear parameterized system models:

filters, amplifiers, mixers, modulators,demodulators, PLL, RX&TXsubsystems,

Genesys RF Architect interface to enableunique Genesys system architect toolsSpectrasys and WhatIF

RF System and budget design guidescontaining a broad range of pre-configured

simulation set-ups and data displays.

Reducing design spins Design For ManufacturingIncreased wi reless and RF functionali ty

ADSBudget

Analysis

GenesysWhat IF



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Design my analog RF design togetherwith the baseband and digital part

Co-design and co-verify your RF andDSP design together.

See what circuit level effects have onsystem-level performance like EVM,

BER,

Integration of user supplied IP in Verilog,VHDL,C++ or M-Code, together with

circuit level or behavior RF models


LNA and a low IF

downconverter

RF Receiver Digital IQDemodulator




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Design and verify my RF design withagainst a wireless standard Wireless test benches to design and

test your RF design using realistic inputsignals for all commercial wirelessstandards, including WLAN, WiMAX,

GSM/EDGE/3GPP along with emergingstandards like WiMEDIA and 3GPP-LTE

Only vendor to use the same wireless

standard specification for simulation andsignal sources and analyzers

Bridges the gap to the wireless world forthe RF designer !


Circuit level PA




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Use my measurement and simulationresults together. Connect ADS to test and measurementequipment using Connected Solutions

Download the in ADS created waveformin a signal generator to replicate its realtime stimulus that will be presented to a

device or sub-system when the system iscomplete.

Have the hardware Vector SignalAnalyzer virtually running in your

simulation.

Use your device and sub-system data inyour simulation (e.g. create nonlinear P2Dbehavioral models from existing physical

component)

Increased wi reless and RF functionali ty Reducing design spins Design For Manufacturing

Network AnalyzerSignal Generator D.U.T.

NetworkAnalyzer

D.U.T.

Vector Sig. Analyzer




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Get accurate models for my discrete

components Ill use

Component vendors world widedistribute their simulation models in anADS component library format calledPackaged Design Kit, PDK

Multiple PDKs can be installed, used atthe same time.

Dedicated EEsof team to help

component vendors to create accuratemodels in standard ADS PDK format

Web based delivery method.

Unzip and install method.

Multi-library support

90% contain auto-layout capabilities

Increased wireless and RF functionality Design For ManufacturingReducing design spins

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Currently >35 vendors, monthly updates


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Get EM accurate microstrip and striplinemodels without sacrificing speed

AMC brings the accuracy of EMsimulation and the speed of analyticalmodels into a single, user-defined,compact model.

Arbitrary user-defined parameterizedpassive models with continuous frequencyrange & discrete and/or continuouslyvarying layout parameters.

Based upon proven Momentumtechnology to develop model upfront

Once the model is calculated, AMCprovides a fast and accurate model

ideally for custom board/laminate/substratepassive structures libraries.

Unique, patented modeling technology





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Design my layout structures with EM

accuracy together with my circuitcomponents

Momentum as 3D planar EM simulator,integrated in the ADS design environment

EM-circuit co-simulation concept tosimulate and optimize circuit including the

board EM effects.

Momentum models the EM behavior ofsimple microstrip structures up to the most

complex multi-layer geometries withhundreds of vias

Advanced meshing and solvertechniques to enable fast and accuratesimulation of different board structures.

Complex mixed signal uW transitions.

Support for multi-core, multiprocessor,

64-bit and distributed computing


EM-circuit co-simulation

Tuning




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Simulate finite dielectric structures likecavities in a board or bondwires

EMDS-for-ADS is a full 3D FiniteElement Simulator (FEM) integrated in

ADS

No need to export/import files to a stand-alone 3D simulator

Goes beyond some limitations ofmomentum like finite dielectrics,

bondwires,

Uses the established momentum usemodel for simulating directly from layout aswell as simulation from schematic via thelayout look-a-like component to perform a

EM circuit co-simulation


Board cavity& bondwires

UWB antenna

with finitedielectric

EMDS-for-ADScircuit co-simulation




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Simulate the full board including antennas

in a closure

AMDS is a full 3D Finite Difference Timedomain simulator.

Designed to simulate antenna and board

structures within their appliance.

Takes real-world proximity effects of thehuman hand and head in account.

Minimizes the risk of downstream failures

in prototype testing ofboard+antenna+appliance.

Import of ADS design files

Increased w ireless and RF functionality Reducing design spins Design For M anufacturing

Antenna

Metal shielding& Board




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Powerful and flexible layout solution targeted at

RF design and verification

Unlike generic pcb tools, ADS layout isfocused on RF PCB layout.

Not restricted to one mode of design

synchronization between schematic andlayout to allow full flexibility.

Polygonal, custom shape interconnects

RF specific functions like trace routing,

via stiching,

3D board previewer to inspect and workon complex board/via stackups

Real-time connectivity check using the

Physical Connectivity Engine

Layout Versus Schematic, LVS to

capture parameter mismatches, overlaidcomponents, open connections,

Increased w ireless and RF functionality Design For M anufacturingReducing design spins




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Design a product with maximum productionyield

ADS provides a complete set ofstatistical design options including:

optimization, Sensitivity Analysis, Yield,Yield Optimization, Design Of Experiments

(DOE), and Yield sensitivity histograms.

Ensures product robustness andreliability for low volume production

Eliminates manufacturing process andcomponent variations surprises.

Maximizes yield and reducesproduction cost


Yield Simulationand optimizationof an oscillatorwith discretecomponents




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Bullet proof layout export ready for

manufacturing

Support for industry standard databaseoutput formats , including Gerber, DXF,GDSII, IGES

Output verification tool to achievehighest confidence in layout exportbecause of intelligent output versusdatabase verification (ADS2008 Update

version).

Fully customizable pick and place, Bill OfMaterial files.





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Integrate ADS in our enterprise pcb design flow The integration of the ADS RF Boarddesigner removes your boundaries to the

RF design domain.

Bi-directional interfaces to all major pcbenterprise tools including Mentor,Cadence and Zuken

PCB product designers are free to deliver

any amount of RF value from concept toproduction within your native design flow.

Long standing partnerships andexperience to provide best-in-classintegration an technology.



In detail



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EnterprisePCB FlowEnterprisePCB Flow

RF Libraries

RFLibraries

LVS & DRC

Manufacturing

output

LVS & DRC

Manufacturing

output

Cadence Allegro

Schematic Layout

Mentor Boardstation

Schematic Layout

Zuken CR-5000

Schematic Layout

EX Expedition

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